Making Sense of China’s Political Season Go back »
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Time2019-04-19 | 16:00 - 17:45
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Venue:European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C405, Lufthansa Centre
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Fee:Members: Free |
Non Members: 200
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With concerns over the ongoing US-China trade war and slowing growth lingering in the mind of lawmakers, this year’s political season in Beijing seemed to take on an added urgency, most notably with the pushing through of an updated Foreign Investment Law in record time.
The ‘Lianghui’ meetings again re-iterated central governments commitment to tackling the ‘three key battles': poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and reducing systemic risk, with those in an authoritative position keen to emphasize that hard-fought gains in these areas were not about to be sacrificed to stimulate the economy at the first sign of trouble.
To bring a different spin to commentary on the 'Lianghui' and recent key policy events, the European Chamber is delighted to welcome a panel of next generation China watchers to share their view on the takeaways that are of most relevance to European business. Panelists at this event have all led in the publication of major studies in their respective organizations, and have been pouring over data and government pronouncements first-hand. Former Chamber President Joerg Wuttke will marshal proceedings while joining panelists in providing his own take on the FIL and the upcoming Belt and Road Initiative Forum taking place in Beijing next week.
Panelists (listed alphabetically):
Jacob Gunter, Policy & Communications Manager, European Chamber
Caroline Meinhardt, Project Consultant, APCO Worldwide
Su Yue, Economist, the Economist Intelligence Unit
Xu Meiying, Analyst, China Policy
Moderator:
Joerg Wuttke, Former President, European Chamber
Further Information
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Speakers
Mr. Jacob Gunter
Mr. Jacob Gunter
As senior policy and communications manager at the European Chamber, Jacob leads on a variety of publications, media issues, policy analysis and high-level messaging. Jacob has led on and overseen key European Chamber publications, including thematic reports like, Decoupling: Severed Ties and Patchwork Globalisation, the BRI focused, The Road Less Travelled, and the audit of China’s reform agenda after President Xi’s Davos speech in 2017, 18 Months Since Davos, as well as the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Executive Position Papers and Business Confidence Surveys, as well as many of the Chamber’s Local Position Papers. Prior to working at the European Chamber, Jacob completed his Masters degree in international studies at the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Centre for Sino-American Studies.
Ms. Caroline Meinhardt
Ms. Caroline Meinhardt
Caroline Meinhardt is a project consultant in APCO Worldwide’s Beijing office, where she consults multinational clients on how to navigate China’s regulatory landscape. Her work focuses on the technology and healthcare sectors, especially China’s industrial upgrading initiatives, the government’s push for artificial intelligence and its cybersecurity regime. She has written and spoken about these topics for organisations including the European Chamber of Commerce and the Berlin-based China think tank MERICS. Caroline also provides risk analysis services around US-China relations to clients and leads APCO’s thought leadership efforts across the China offices. Prior to joining APCO, Caroline worked at a Sino-German consulting company advising on Chinese market entry and strategy. She holds a degree in Chinese Studies from the University of Cambridge and is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
Ms. Su Yue
Ms. Su Yue
As China economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit, Yue plays a leading role in shaping the EIU’s views on China’s economy at both the national and regional level. Her research focuses on infrastructure development, regional economics, state-owned enterprises and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). She leads the regional forecasting work conducted under the EIU’s Access China service, which offers unrivalled analytical coverage of China’s provinces and cities, and is also involved in advising Chinese companies investing globally.
Yue joined The EIU in 2013, initially as a deputy economist. During her time at The EIU she has contributed to several special reports, including the China Going Global Investment Index (2015 & 2017), Prospects and challenges on China’s "One Belt, One Road”: a risk assessment report and China’s supply-side structural reforms: progress and outlook. She has also acted as a consultant or advisor on several commissioned studies in the infrastructure field, such as on public-private partnerships in China and Asia, and is one of the authors of the BRI Quarterly report available to EIU clients.
Yue holds a doctorate in political economy from the Central Party School/Chinese Academy of Governance. Her research focused on the aid effectiveness of multilateral development banks and analysed the factors that might disrupt the investment returns of infrastructure projects. Before joining The EIU she worked as a local government civil servant in China. Yue holds a BA in Economics from Hunan University and a Masters of Economics from The University of Hong Kong.
Ms. Xu Meiying
Ms. Xu Meiying
Meiying Xu heads social policy portfolio at China Policy. She tracks and analyses the socio-cultural transformations accompanying China’s economic transition and the development of social policy-making in the context of marketisation and globalisation.
Meiying’s research focuses on demographics, urbanisation, housing, welfare, healthcare, aged care, education, and poverty alleviation. She advises leading global players in higher education, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and public sectors.
Meiying gained extensive working and study experience in both Europe and the United States prior to joining China Policy. She earned her MA in international economics and international relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.